Field Units Of The Box 54 Club

The Box 54 Club operates two field canteen type trucks,
one utility supply and staff van and one Major Incident Rehab Vehicle (MIRV)

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Here are the vehicles used by Box 54
 Field Unit #1
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Field Unit #1 -- A 1985 GMC step van that has been converted in the rear with a full kitchen including a stove and sink. Able to hold in two stainless steel water tanks is a total of 60 gallons of fresh water. This unit also has enough food and supplies to handle feeding around 150-200 people. The front of the unit is designed as a communications area with a varied selection of radio's able to communicate with the Tri-State area. The overall size of the vehicles body is 16 foot.
 Field Unit #2
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Field Unit #2 -- is 1985 14' Grumman step van on a Chevrolet chassis with a 6.3 liter diesel engine. This truck was purchased in the summer of 1997 from a couple in Biddeford, Maine. Like Field Unit #1 but smaller, Field Unit #2 also has a full kitchen in the rear with again two 30 gallon fresh water holding tanks. The serving area is off the slide-out counter in the rear of the truck. In the drivers compartment there are two VHF and one UHF two-way radios.
 Field Unit #3
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Field Unit #3 -- is our special services van aquired back in the fall of 1998. This Unit was a old Bergen County transport van with a Chipping paint job of Dodge blue. Again this truck is a 1988 dodge van that was taken and repainted fire red with a new interior all done by members. The radio's consist of a console built with one Midland 80 channel VHF, a Kenwood 32 channel UHF and another Midland with 2 channels programmed as primary UHF . The unit is used in the transport of supplies and personnel to and from emergency scenes and has been a valuable unit.
 Field Unit #4
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Major Incident Rehab Vehicle.
Field Unit #4 -- is the newest unit of the fleet placed in service only about a half year ago. This unit is a 1994 31´ Four Winds motor home which is known as our Major Incident Rehab Vehicle. This unit equiped with a large kitchen, bathroom and shower is used at major incidents or incidents of time consumption. With a room in the back that is able to transform into a small commmand center or just as a rest area. This unit is still in the stages of being updated with added equipment and supplies. All of the stock eqipment on the unit is run by a electric start Onan 5000 Generator which is located under the belly of the unit along with plenty of spare storage space.


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Field Units Of The Box 54 Club